PICKING FOR LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENTS

Picking

Picking has always been the most demanding task in terms of resources, both technical and human, within a logistics environment. It is clear that the work environment or the goods and/or logistics level handled in each company will define the intensity of the picking tasks.

At Tech id, consultants and technicians jointly conduct an initial study to determine which picking strategy is most suitable in each case, as well as the type of technology or combined technologies that can offer the best performance for the picking procedure or procedures.

Optimized Picking for Companies

It is undeniable that every day, orders tend to have more lines per order and fewer units per line, which translates into a greater number of orders, more complex and of lower value.

To achieve this, proper planning of tasks and their execution is essential, which implies having the right information in the right management system at the right time. Hence the importance of working with integrated systems that provide security and veracity to the data processed, ensuring the accuracy and functionality of the schedules and orders generated.

After all, the goal is to ensure proper preparation, which means:

Depending on the type of Picking...

There are multiple strategies and technologies applicable to a picking environment.

Automation

The strategies and technologies to face the picking task can be multiple: Depending on the automation:

Fully automated tasks, with robotic systems or automated warehouses.
Semi-automatic or mixed systems.
Manual processes.

Order grouping

Depending on the grouping of orders, product location, calculated routes, etc…:

Single order.
Multi-orders.
Grouping by waves (optimizing displacements,…).
Grouping by routes.
Grouping by customer type.

Stock position

Depending on the position of the stock relative to the operator:

Good to man.
Standard Picking against location.
Ventilation.

Experts in Picking Strategies

Tech id’s consultants and technicians jointly conduct an initial study to determine which picking strategy is most suitable in each case, as well as the type of technology or combined technologies that can offer the best performance for the picking procedure or procedures.

Indeed, in picking processes, a combination of technologies that help users get the best performance from the available infrastructure is often very effective.

Finally, the analysis is performed taking into account full integration with corporate management systems so that information is always available at the right time and in the right information system. In this way, your company’s decision making, whether executive (day-to-day) or strategic (long-term) decisions, will be made with all the information available and correctly structured.

Why does your company need a new Picking strategy?

Speed and safety: Minimizing costs

Picking tasks have already been defined as the most resource-intensive processes, so any optimization of these tasks quickly leads to a drastic reduction in costs. There are other hidden costs such as post-picking checks, inventory tasks, etc. The optimization and automation of picking secures the process itself and therefore no further tasks are necessary.
Minimize returns

Ensuring correct picking drastically reduces the number of returns generated because the customer is satisfied with the first delivery, The company's work ranges from the review and correct management of the information in the systems to the physical tasks required to do so. Therefore, executing tasks correctly and at the right time by integrating the information into the right systems optimizes downstream tasks and minimizes downstream planning and execution errors.
Improve service and customer experience

Optimizing your picking tasks ensures customer service, both in quality and speed. By optimizing your picking processes you can:
- Guarantee order.
- Minimize the sales cycle.
- Accept orders up to the last minute.
Improve inventory quality

Ensuring the quality of the preparation also guarantees the status of your stock and inventory, allowing you to manage it more efficiently.

Sharing and visibility in your supply chain

The goal of optimizing the supply chain greatly benefits all links in the chain itself, and that optimization involves sharing processes and information. That is why having the right information in corporate or management systems is defined as a critical task for any company.
Your company will obtain a differential value in terms of its ability to collaborate and integrate with its customers and suppliers, sharing quality information.
For example, you will be able to share and inform your customers of the status of their orders, informing them truthfully and in real time.
Greater security in business management and decision making.

The automated digitization in real time of the information generated by the process itself ensures that this information is complete and accurate, in addition to having it available in the appropriate systems, whether it is a WMS or an ERP. This makes it possible to make executive or strategic decisions in a secure way, offering the possibility of working with dashboards, KPi's, etc.
Optimizes the planning of the rest of the processes

The digitization of the execution of processes in real time in your management systems or corporate systems offers the possibility of reviewing the planning and prioritization of the tasks to be performed based on reality and not on an initial planning.

Speed and safety: Minimizing costs

Picking tasks have already been defined as the most resource-intensive processes, so any optimization of these tasks quickly leads to a drastic reduction in costs. There are other hidden costs such as post-picking checks, inventory tasks, etc. The optimization and automation of picking secures the process itself and therefore no further tasks are necessary.
Minimize returns

Ensuring correct picking drastically reduces the number of returns generated because the customer is satisfied with the first delivery, The company's work ranges from the review and correct management of the information in the systems to the physical tasks required to do so. Therefore, executing tasks correctly and at the right time by integrating the information into the right systems optimizes downstream tasks and minimizes downstream planning and execution errors.
Improve service and customer experience.

Optimizing your picking tasks ensures customer service, both in quality and speed. By optimizing your picking processes you can:
- Guarantee order.
- Minimize the sales cycle
- Accept orders up to the last minute.
Improve inventory quality

Ensuring the quality of the preparation also guarantees the status of your stock and inventory, allowing you to manage it more efficiently.

Sharing and visibility in your supply chain

The goal of optimizing the supply chain greatly benefits all links in the chain itself, and that optimization involves sharing processes and information. That is why having the right information in corporate or management systems is defined as a critical task for any company.
Your company will obtain a differential value in terms of its ability to collaborate and integrate with its customers and suppliers, sharing quality information.
For example, you can share and inform your customers about the status of their orders by informing them truthfully and in real time.
Greater security in management and business decision making:

The automated digitization in real time of the information generated by the process itself ensures that this information is complete and accurate, in addition to having it available in the appropriate systems, whether it is a WMS or an ERP. This makes it possible to make executive or strategic decisions in a secure way, offering the possibility of working with dashboards, KPi's, etc.
Optimizes the planning of the rest of the processes

The digitization of the execution of processes in real time in your management systems or corporate systems offers the possibility of reviewing the planning and prioritization of the tasks to be performed based on reality and not on an initial planning.

As mentioned above, there are different technologies and combinations to face the picking task in an optimal and functional way.

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